Cruz Shares the ‘Real Reason’ Schumer Is Trying to Change the Filibuster — It Involves AOC

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is suggesting that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is trying to change the filibuster to placate progressives and fend off a potential primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

During a recent episode of the “Verdict With 👤Ted Cruz” podcast, Cruz noted that in a 2005 speech, Schumer warned getting rid of the filibuster would be a “doomsday for democracy” and turn the U.S. into a “banana republic.”

“Now he’s trying ‘banana republic’ and ‘doomsday for democracy,’ to use the Schumer words, why? Well, frankly, the real reason, Schumer’s terrified AOC is going to primary him from the left,” Cruz said.

He added, “And so he wants to give the crazy left everything he can in order to show just how tough he is.”

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Earlier this month, Schumer Democrats will “consider” changes to the filibuster if Republicans block their efforts to pass voting rights legislation, as IJR reported.

In a “Dear Colleague” letter, Schumer decried what he called “attacks on our democracy” as he pointed to a series of